Marriage, relationships & families

I'm in good health fortunately and hope things stay that way for many years but today's announcements have woken me up about future worst case scenarios. Having been a more money-conscious person since retiring I'm getting really worried and depressed that all the scrimping and saving I've been doing in order to leave a…

Has anyone enlisted a third party help (solicitor) to handle a funding claim for care with the council when the two Attorneys do not agree on whether to go for Deferral Agreement or Letter of Undertaking? One lives in the property and refuses to pay rent under a Deferral but refuses to go for the Letter of Undertaking. The…

Hi, me and my wife are divorcing after 8 years. I’m moving out to rental house for the time being and she’s going to stay here in the house until something comes up she can move to, and until the 12k early repayment charges end in 18 months! We’re trying to come up with a separation agreement and have said we’ll split the…

Hi, I'm completely lost as to what to do next in regards to the below so any help/guidance would be extremely appreciated. At the beginning of July me and my wife got married and as there was still covid restrictions in place we had to reduce guest numbers and cut many aspects which after some back and forth we managed to…

I asked for a copy of my x-ray report of my pelvis. It was just 2 lines. First was from my GP saying 'hip pain, ?OA'. Report - no significant bone abnormality noted. Is this really all it's meant to show?

Firstly, if there is a more appropriate board for this thread, please move it. Secondly, I don't have first-hand experience in these matters, so I appreciate I'll be making a lot of sweeping generalisations BUT- We've all heard the news - people having to sell their houses to pay for care, people being charged sometimes…

Hi We have split. We have a mortgage. We have 2 kids. She is atm at the house. She is NHS worker, I'm on universal credit. She is at the house with kids and dog. I'm in the car . How the hell does this work now. I'm looking for a room that is cheap. My universal credit goes into our joint account. We are on the breadline.…

My oldest has finished his A levels, left college and has a job, if he starts to pay board by standing order does it count as income for us, and would it be taxable? Thanks.

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... I'm going to a family 'wedding' that has been years in the planning while the groom waited for his divorce to go through from his previous marriage. The couple have told the family he's now divorced and the wedding is going ahead, and they've asked for money as a wedding…

Do you choose to tip when you've received any kind of service? How much? Does it depend on the type of service? And on the quality of that service?

Hi Just after thoughts and opinions please My partner and i are separating after a 15 year relationship, nothing significant has happened we just agree that we are at the end. Our current home was purchased about 12 years ago with joint names on the mortgage and deeds at a cost of £150 000. This was funded by me placing a…

I've been wearing them for 40 years (OMG am I that old?)and have never found a really comfortable one. Years ago I even went to a special bra store (Rigby and Peller in London, corsetiere to the Queen!) to be fitted. What an experience, I will never forget the saleslady who had a chest like the prow of a battleship who…

Wasn't sure whether to post this under the house buying section or here, but it's more of a family affair than the actual house. My brother has been living at my grandparents' house for around 4 years. Two bed bungalow on a big plot - enough for three houses if you demolished and built again. House is owned by my mother…

I am a joint LPA for finance for my father with my brother, we also have two siblings that are not LPA's. Our father is in a nursing home and very poorly. I have been sorting out my fathers bank accounts and have found alot of evidence of money being taken from my father by our two other siblings. Social services have…

I will try to keep as brief as possible and hope that I can get some advice for the situation I am in. I separated from my ex husband in early 2014 after 7 yrs of marriage. Throughout he was an alcoholic and did not work a day we were together. We lived in a council property and had no children. I worked and paid the rent…

This is a general question first. Is there any reason legal or otherwise that a qualified Nurse could not be employed for the odd day to look after an elderly patient. A lot of Nurses work part-time and I was thinking of paying for one occasionally just to look after my elderly mum, most of the time just chatting and…

I'm separated from my husband. We have a joint mortgage on the family home that I live in with my mum and 2 of our daughters. I have recently been retired due to ill health and received a lump sum. I have used the lump sum to pay off some of the mortgage. As a result, the monthly payments have reduced. Prior to this lump…

Consider this scenario... Elderly grandparent lends £10,000 to their adult grandchild. Repayment terms are agreed in writing (interest free). During the term of the loan, parent loses capacity and their adult child (eg mum of said GC) has to invoke the already registered PoA. Grandchild then loses their job and can no…

I recently found out that my wife had an affair. My solicitor advised that i shouldn't put adultery on my divorce as it would be impossible to prove. Instead they advised that i should put "inappropriate Relationship with a married man". I have recordings of her basically admitting it but i have been told i couldn't really…

This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... During my childhood I collected old and rare coins. I eventually lost interest and gave the collection to my younger brother, and as far as I know he's never added to it. I've now discovered some of the coins are very valuable. My brother's mentioned he's considering selling…